The install media for SQL Server 2012 supplied by Microsoft is is normally downloaded from the internet or supplied on a single DVD. Each edition of SQL Server 2012 (e.g. Standard Edition, BI Edition) has its own set of install media.

Install Media Preparation Example

The procedure for preparing the install media for Standard Edition is described below. A similar process is used to prepare the install media for all other SQL Server Editions except for Express Edition. Please see
SQL Media Alternative Folder Names for the folder names to use for other SQL Server editions.

The download locations given below were correct as of 17 August 2016, but they may change if new versions of these components are released or non-English versions are downloaded. The file names given in the
SQL2012Config.xml configuration file for these components should be updated if the file name of a component has changed. Products that have national language support for at least one non-English language are shown by a NLS value of
Y.

Mandatory Items

The following items must be completed before FineBuild can be used.

SQL Server Install Media

This section prepares the SQL install media for use by FineBuild.

1) Create a folder on a Network Drive. This can be called SQL Install or any other name you prefer.

2) Create a sub-folder called SQL2012

3) Copy the FineBuild folder into the SQL2012 folder

4) Create a sub-folder of SQL2012 called SQL2012_Std

5) Copy into SQL2012_Std the contents of install media DVD for SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition. If your install media is in an ISO file, this can be browsed using
Pismo File Mount.

Pre-Rrequisite media

The following items are required in order to allow the SQL Server install to run

1) Create a sub-folder of SQL Install called Additional Components

This folder is used to hold all additional install media. For some components, you will be told to put the media into a sub-folder of
Additional Components.

The same Additional Components folder can be used for all versions of FineBuild.

2) If you are installing on Windows Vista or Windows 2008, you must install the latest Service Pack for the operating system, and also install the following components:

SQL Service Packs and Cumulative Updates

FineBuild can optionally include SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates in the SQL install process.

1) Create a sub-folder of SQL2012_STD called Service Packs

2) Download the required Service Pack for SQL Server 2012

The Service Pack must be placed in a sub-folder of the \Service Packs folder, as shown in the table below. All Service Packs are cumulative, so if you want to install Service Pack 3 you do not need to also install the previous Service Packs.

The Cumulative Update must be placed in the same folder as the Service Pack (eg
\Service Packs\SP1). All Cumulative Updates for a Service Pack are cumulative, so if you install Cumulative Update 5 you do not need to also install the previous Cumulative Updates.

The SQL2012Config.xml configuration file holds details of Cumulative Updates up to SP3 CU4. If additional Cumulative Updates have been downloaded, update the configuration file accordingly.

The table below gives the KB Article to find the list of Cumulative Updates for your Service Pack.